Crime Rates at Firs Lane, Smethwick, B67 6AD

Firs Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Smethwick , and the 364th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Firs Lane (B67 6AD) in the last 12 months was 94.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% higher than the Smethwick average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firs Lane (B67 6AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roslyn Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.